- 2010 Marty Award Winner, Cristina Pora began her ballet studies in the Russian-Vaganova method at The State Ballet School in Bucharest, Romania.
- During her senior year of training, she was chosen to represent Romania, in the junior division, at the famous International
Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, 1966. This was the same year and competition where the famous
Michail Baryshnikov won the Gold Medal.
- As one of the top students of her graduating class, Miss Pora was awarded a full scholarship to study at
The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, where such famous teachers as Marina T. Semionova and Raisa Struchkova
played an important role in her development.
- After returning from Moscow, she joined The Romanian State Opera and Ballet Company in Bucharest,
where she danced many solo roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, and Coppelia.
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- Miss Pora has performed in various European cities including Athens, Belgrade, Madrid, Milan and Paris.
At La Scala, Milan, Miss Pora was coached by John Field, a noted dancer and teacher, formerly of
The Royal Ballet in England. In Italy she also performed as a soloist with The Compagnia Italiana di Balleto.
- On coming to Canada, Miss Pora founded her own school, The Cristina Pora Classical Ballet School,
now the Cristina Pora Classical Dance Academy in Mississauga, in 1975.
- As a full member of The Canadian Dance Teachers Association, she was also appointed as a member
of The Ballet Committee of the Ontario Branch C.D.T.A. and Examiner for its ballet examinations.
- She has also attended 3 years of pedagogy courses at The National Ballet School teachers training program, in Toronto.
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